Fish-hook.



R. B. WARD.

FISH HOOK APPLICATION FILED FEB. 13,1914.

Patented Dec. 15, 1914.

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' FISH-HOOK.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented D ec. 15, 1914,

I Application filed February 13, 1914. Serial No. 818,580.

To all whom itmay concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT EVVARD, a citizen of the United States,-residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri,have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Fish-Hooks, ofwhlch the following is a speclfication.

My invention relates to improvements in The object of my invention is toprovide a fish hook by means of which the fish,

upon nibbling the bait will be seized and securely held. 1 n A furtherobject of my invention is to provide a fish hook which is cheap tomanufacture, is reliable in operation, which is not liable to get out oforder, and which is strong and durable. v

lhe novel features of my invention are hereinafter fully described andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawing which illus trates my invention, Figure l isa side elevation, partly broken away, of my improved fish hook shown inthe set position Fig. 2 is a side elevation showingthehook in the closedposition with a fish caught thereby. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of thepreferred embodiment of my invention in which the two hook armsterminate in a coil spring common to both, the hook arms being shownpartly closed. Fig. 4: is a perspective view of a modified form of myinvention, shown in the partly open position, the two hook membersterminating in separate springs. I o 3 Similar reference charactersdesignate similar parts in the different views. I

In each form of my invention, I provide a support comprisingipreferablya spool provided with two heads,'l, to which are respectively centrallysecured the opposite ends of a transverse pin 2. Two transverse bars 3and 4 are connected at their ends to the heads 1, said bars beinglocated above and below the pin 2 injdiametrically opposite positions.Secured to the bar 4 and exwhich is adapted to support bait 6, Fig. 2.

' A fish line 7 is secured at one end to the bar cent to the free endsofthe arms 9 are one or more hooks 11 which, in the closed posi tion shownin Fig. 2, curve inwardly below the bait hook '5 and are. adapted topenetrate the head of a fish 12 when the fish nibbles the bait 6. i I

In setting the hook, the arms 9 are forced to the "upright position.shown in Fig. 1,

after *whichthe cup-shaped locking member 8 is forced overlthe freeouter ends'of said hook arms, thereby holding them from be ing, closedby the spring 10.

When the hook arms are in the set posi tion shown in Fig. .1, the line7, between its point of attachment to the locking member 8 and to thebar 3, will be slack, as shown from the locking member 8, after whichthe spring 10 will force said armsto the .position shown in Fig. 2, the,hooks 11 being forcedinto the fish which hasbeen nibbling at the bait.Any efiort of the fish to pull away will cause the hooks 11 to penetratedeeper, thus securely holding the fish. Preferably the hooks 11. arenotprovided with barbs so that they will more easily enter the flesh ofthe fish and will permitthe removal of the fish from the hooks withlittle trouble.

In the form of my invention shown one or more hooks 15 corresponding inform,

location and function to the hooks 11 already described.

In the operation ofthe modified form of my invention, shown in Fig. ,4,the hook I members 13 are swung to the. vertical position andengagewiththecupshaped lock v ing member 8 similar in locationandfunction to the locking member already described. When the fishnibbles the bait on the hook 5, the support will be drawn downwardlythereby releasing the hook members 13 from'the locking member 8, uponwhich the coil springs 14 will force the hook members-13 to the closedposition in which the hooks-15 will catch the fish.

I do not limit my invention to the structures shown and described, asmodifications, within the scope of the appended claims, may be madewithout departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Pat'- ent, is

1. In a fish hook, a support provided with a transverse rod, means forsupporting bait on said support, a member having a hook at one fend andprovided with a spring mounted on said rod, a line attached to saidsupport, and a locking device supported "by said line and adapted toengage the free end of said hook member for holding the hook member inthe open position against the tension'ofsaid spring, the length'of theline be tween said support and said locking device being such that whendrawn taut the looking device will be released from said hook member.

2. In a fish hook, a support provided with a transverse rod, a bait hookattached 'to said support, a member having a coil spring mounted on saidrod and at one end having a hook, a line attached to said support, and alocking device supported by said line and adapted to'engage the free endof sai'd hook member for holding said member in the open positionagainst the tension of said spring, the length of the line between thesupport and the locking device being such that when drawn taut, thelocking device will be released from said hook member.

3. In a fish hook, a support provided with a transverse rod, baitsupporting means attached to said support, a member provided with twoarms and a coil spring intermediate of said arms, the coil spring beingmounted on said rod, each of said arms ha ving adjacent to its free enda hook, a line attached to said support, and a locking device carried bysaid line and adapted to releasablv engage the free ends of said armsfor holding them in the open position" against the tension of saidspring, the length of the line between said support and said lockingdevice being such that, wen the line is drawn ta ut, the locking devicewill be released from *said arms.

4. Ina fish hook, a support provided with a transverse pin, means for's'upportingbhit on said su port, "a member having a spring- Ctpie's ofthis patent may an obtained i mounted on said pin, said member adjacentv to one end having a hook, a line attached to said support, and acup-shaped locking member supported by said line and adapted 'to'-engage the hook member and hold it in the open position against thetension of said spring, the length of the line between the support and"cup-shaped member being such that, when the line is drawn taut, thehook member will be released from the lock ing member. I i

5. in a fish book, a su pportprovided with a transverse p'in, means forsupporting bait on said support, a member provided with two arms aha acoil spring intermediate of saidarni's, the coil spring encircling saidpin, each of said arms having adjacent to its free end a hook adapted tocob'perate with the other book for holding a fish, a line attached tosaid support, and a cupsha ed lockin meniber supp'srt'ed bv said lineand adapted to engage and hold said hook in the o en p sition thetension ef said "spring, the length of *the line between the support andthe cupshaped locking member being {such that, when the line is drawntaut, the hook arms will -be released. from said locking member.

6. In a fish hook, a spool having two heads and a pin connecting saidheads, two bars c'on'nfecting said heads at opposite sides respectivelyof said pin, a bait hook attached to one 0f said bars, a line attachedto the other bar, a member provided with two arms and a "coil springintermediate of said "arms and mounted on said pin, said arms adjacentto their free ends having hooks, and a oup-sfhaped'lookimg membermounted {on said line and ada ted to re leasably engage and hold saidhook arms in the open position against the tension of said spring, thelength of the line between the locking member and the bar to which it isattached being such that when the line is drawn taut," the seekingmember will be released fir'om said hook arms.

In testimony whereof I have signed mv name to this specification inresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ROBERT E. WARD.

Witnesses: a

Hoosh, v Warmth D. House.

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